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S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. “C-F” combination is grammatically incorrect as ‘making’ should be used in place of ‘made’ 
A-E: The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected and did not share 
information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
B-D: If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
 
S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Both B-E & C-D are correct. 
B-E: More than being a scientific methodology, clinical trials are a method of human cooperation. 
C-D: The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her violates the 
agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
 
S3. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Distribute, dispense and disburse are similar in meaning, therefore, disburses & distributes can replace 
dispenses. 
Disburse: To distribute 
Dispense: to give or provide people with something 
Squander: to waste time, money, etc. 
 
S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of ‘tools’ will be incorrect grammatically while both system 
and method can replace mechanism. Therefore, option (c) is the correct choice. 
Mechanism: the way in which something works or is done 
System: a group of things or parts that work together 
Method: a way of doing something 
 
S5. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice because none of the options can 
replace ‘qualify’ to make a meaningful and contextually correct 
statement. 
Hamper: to make something difficult 
Inclined: wanting to behave in a particular way 
 
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S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. “C-F” combination is grammatically incorrect as ‘making’ should be used in place of ‘made’ 
A-E: The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected and did not share 
information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
B-D: If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
 
S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Both B-E & C-D are correct. 
B-E: More than being a scientific methodology, clinical trials are a method of human cooperation. 
C-D: The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her violates the 
agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
 
S3. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Distribute, dispense and disburse are similar in meaning, therefore, disburses & distributes can replace 
dispenses. 
Disburse: To distribute 
Dispense: to give or provide people with something 
Squander: to waste time, money, etc. 
 
S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of ‘tools’ will be incorrect grammatically while both system 
and method can replace mechanism. Therefore, option (c) is the correct choice. 
Mechanism: the way in which something works or is done 
System: a group of things or parts that work together 
Method: a way of doing something 
 
S5. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice because none of the options can 
replace ‘qualify’ to make a meaningful and contextually correct 
statement. 
Hamper: to make something difficult 
Inclined: wanting to behave in a particular way 
 
           
         
 
S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of “relevant” is grammatically incorrect. 
Disruption: the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as 
usual or as expected: 
Obstruction: the act of stopping something from happening or moving 
Disturbance: something that makes you stop what you are doing 
 
S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Nabbed: to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong 
Snatched: to attempt to seize something suddenly 
Persist: to continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot 
do it 
Apprehend: arrest, seize apprehend a thief. 
Endured: to suffer something painful or uncomfortable, usually without complaining 
Sustain: to keep somebody/something alive or healthy 
 
S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Affected: make somebody/something change in a particular way; to influence somebody/something 
Rejuvenate: to make somebody/something feel or look younger 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Devoured: to eat something quickly because you are very hungry 
Swayed: to influence somebody 
 
S9. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Assess: to determine the importance, size, or value of 
Evaluate: to study the facts and then form an opinion about something 
Enhance: heighten, increase especially 
Analyze: to look at or think about the different parts or details of something carefully in order to 
understand or explain it 
 
S10. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct. We need to replace ‘thoroughly’ with thorough because thoroughly is an 
adverb while we need an adjective (thorough) to tell us more about the noun (Knowledge). 
 
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S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. “C-F” combination is grammatically incorrect as ‘making’ should be used in place of ‘made’ 
A-E: The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected and did not share 
information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
B-D: If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
 
S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Both B-E & C-D are correct. 
B-E: More than being a scientific methodology, clinical trials are a method of human cooperation. 
C-D: The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her violates the 
agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
 
S3. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Distribute, dispense and disburse are similar in meaning, therefore, disburses & distributes can replace 
dispenses. 
Disburse: To distribute 
Dispense: to give or provide people with something 
Squander: to waste time, money, etc. 
 
S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of ‘tools’ will be incorrect grammatically while both system 
and method can replace mechanism. Therefore, option (c) is the correct choice. 
Mechanism: the way in which something works or is done 
System: a group of things or parts that work together 
Method: a way of doing something 
 
S5. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice because none of the options can 
replace ‘qualify’ to make a meaningful and contextually correct 
statement. 
Hamper: to make something difficult 
Inclined: wanting to behave in a particular way 
 
           
         
 
S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of “relevant” is grammatically incorrect. 
Disruption: the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as 
usual or as expected: 
Obstruction: the act of stopping something from happening or moving 
Disturbance: something that makes you stop what you are doing 
 
S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Nabbed: to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong 
Snatched: to attempt to seize something suddenly 
Persist: to continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot 
do it 
Apprehend: arrest, seize apprehend a thief. 
Endured: to suffer something painful or uncomfortable, usually without complaining 
Sustain: to keep somebody/something alive or healthy 
 
S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Affected: make somebody/something change in a particular way; to influence somebody/something 
Rejuvenate: to make somebody/something feel or look younger 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Devoured: to eat something quickly because you are very hungry 
Swayed: to influence somebody 
 
S9. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Assess: to determine the importance, size, or value of 
Evaluate: to study the facts and then form an opinion about something 
Enhance: heighten, increase especially 
Analyze: to look at or think about the different parts or details of something carefully in order to 
understand or explain it 
 
S10. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct. We need to replace ‘thoroughly’ with thorough because thoroughly is an 
adverb while we need an adjective (thorough) to tell us more about the noun (Knowledge). 
 
           
         
 
S11. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Use ‘found guilty of’ in place of ‘found guilty for’. 
Ex- Guilty of murder 
Guilty of theft.  
 
S12. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice for the given question. 
Replace “not entrusted with” with “not be entrusted with” because ‘should’ is used before ‘not’ and we use 
V1 after ‘should’ in active voice and be+V3 in passive voice.  
 
S13. Ans.(a) 
Sol. The correct sequence is CDAB. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
The MNM’s promise to directly pay women a monthly amount may be viewed (C) as a strategy (D) to grab 
attention in an over-crowded, highly competitive (A) electoral landscape (B). 
 
S14. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. 
The correct sequence is BDAC. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
With the Indian economy gradually finding (B) its feet after a historic contraction, economic 
commentators have busied (D) themselves with debating (A) the need for fiscal expansion and the 
viability(C) of a “V-shaped recovery”. 
 
S15. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice because in the 2
nd
 paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that “the 
tide is turning. Increasing awareness around these issues has led to a rise in what is known as conscious 
consumption, a movement of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about what to buy and 
look for a solution to the negative impact consumerism is having on our world.” 
 
Q16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are corroborating the statement made by the author that “the 
tide is turning”? 
(i) 74% of those surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes if there was a guarantee that workers 
were paid fairly 
(ii) Awareness about environmentally conscious manufacturing processes among customers while making 
their choices is increasing. 
(iii) Every time we spend our cash, we are making an active choice about the companies we support and 
the practices we endorse. 
(a) Both (i) & (ii) 
(b) Both (i) & (iii) 
(c) Only (iii) 
(d) Only (i)  
(e) None of these 
 
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S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. “C-F” combination is grammatically incorrect as ‘making’ should be used in place of ‘made’ 
A-E: The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected and did not share 
information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
B-D: If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
 
S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Both B-E & C-D are correct. 
B-E: More than being a scientific methodology, clinical trials are a method of human cooperation. 
C-D: The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her violates the 
agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
 
S3. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Distribute, dispense and disburse are similar in meaning, therefore, disburses & distributes can replace 
dispenses. 
Disburse: To distribute 
Dispense: to give or provide people with something 
Squander: to waste time, money, etc. 
 
S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of ‘tools’ will be incorrect grammatically while both system 
and method can replace mechanism. Therefore, option (c) is the correct choice. 
Mechanism: the way in which something works or is done 
System: a group of things or parts that work together 
Method: a way of doing something 
 
S5. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice because none of the options can 
replace ‘qualify’ to make a meaningful and contextually correct 
statement. 
Hamper: to make something difficult 
Inclined: wanting to behave in a particular way 
 
           
         
 
S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of “relevant” is grammatically incorrect. 
Disruption: the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as 
usual or as expected: 
Obstruction: the act of stopping something from happening or moving 
Disturbance: something that makes you stop what you are doing 
 
S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Nabbed: to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong 
Snatched: to attempt to seize something suddenly 
Persist: to continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot 
do it 
Apprehend: arrest, seize apprehend a thief. 
Endured: to suffer something painful or uncomfortable, usually without complaining 
Sustain: to keep somebody/something alive or healthy 
 
S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Affected: make somebody/something change in a particular way; to influence somebody/something 
Rejuvenate: to make somebody/something feel or look younger 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Devoured: to eat something quickly because you are very hungry 
Swayed: to influence somebody 
 
S9. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Assess: to determine the importance, size, or value of 
Evaluate: to study the facts and then form an opinion about something 
Enhance: heighten, increase especially 
Analyze: to look at or think about the different parts or details of something carefully in order to 
understand or explain it 
 
S10. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct. We need to replace ‘thoroughly’ with thorough because thoroughly is an 
adverb while we need an adjective (thorough) to tell us more about the noun (Knowledge). 
 
           
         
 
S11. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Use ‘found guilty of’ in place of ‘found guilty for’. 
Ex- Guilty of murder 
Guilty of theft.  
 
S12. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice for the given question. 
Replace “not entrusted with” with “not be entrusted with” because ‘should’ is used before ‘not’ and we use 
V1 after ‘should’ in active voice and be+V3 in passive voice.  
 
S13. Ans.(a) 
Sol. The correct sequence is CDAB. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
The MNM’s promise to directly pay women a monthly amount may be viewed (C) as a strategy (D) to grab 
attention in an over-crowded, highly competitive (A) electoral landscape (B). 
 
S14. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. 
The correct sequence is BDAC. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
With the Indian economy gradually finding (B) its feet after a historic contraction, economic 
commentators have busied (D) themselves with debating (A) the need for fiscal expansion and the 
viability(C) of a “V-shaped recovery”. 
 
S15. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice because in the 2
nd
 paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that “the 
tide is turning. Increasing awareness around these issues has led to a rise in what is known as conscious 
consumption, a movement of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about what to buy and 
look for a solution to the negative impact consumerism is having on our world.” 
 
Q16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are corroborating the statement made by the author that “the 
tide is turning”? 
(i) 74% of those surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes if there was a guarantee that workers 
were paid fairly 
(ii) Awareness about environmentally conscious manufacturing processes among customers while making 
their choices is increasing. 
(iii) Every time we spend our cash, we are making an active choice about the companies we support and 
the practices we endorse. 
(a) Both (i) & (ii) 
(b) Both (i) & (iii) 
(c) Only (iii) 
(d) Only (i)  
(e) None of these 
 
           
         
 
S16. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is correct because both (i) & (ii) are correct. Both these statements indicate conscious 
consumption and show that the tide has turned (that people’s opinion or a situation is changing) 
(iii) is incorrect and does not show any changing behaviour and is just making a general statement. 
 
Q17. Which of the following statement is true in context of the passage? 
(a) The biggest problem with consumerism is the fact that people do not realize that there is a problem. 
(b) Difficulty in making an informed choice is increasingly important for the conscious consumer. 
(c) We are currently consuming resources at an unsustainable rate, which is causing mass environmental 
destruction and social problems across the world. 
(d) Conscious consumption can help in taking significant number of people out of poverty. 
(e) None of these 
 
S17. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is correct. All the other statements are incorrect (or not mentioned or implied) in context 
of the passage. 
Refer to the 3
rd
 paragraph of the passage, “74% of those surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes 
…………………If you’re thinking that 5% doesn’t sound like a lot, consider the fact that the fashion industry 
could take a staggering 125 million people out of poverty by adding only 1% of its profits to workers’ 
wages” 
 
S18. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice. 
Refer to the last paragraph of the passage, “ I believe technology is the key to dealing with the challenges 
created by consumerism. Open data, social networks and mobile tech can change the game. 
Groundbreaking technologies could enable transparency in supply chains” . Information about supply 
chains, about materials and processes can give add to the conscious movement. 
 
S19. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Endorse means to promote the interests or cause of. Hence, promote is the word most similar in 
meaning. 
Censure: to tell somebody, in a strong and formal way, that he/she has 
done something wrong 
Veto: A veto (Latin for "I forbid") is the power (used by an officer of 
the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially 
the enactment of legislation 
Sabotage: a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or 
organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or 
destruction. 
 
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S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. “C-F” combination is grammatically incorrect as ‘making’ should be used in place of ‘made’ 
A-E: The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected and did not share 
information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
B-D: If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
 
S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Both B-E & C-D are correct. 
B-E: More than being a scientific methodology, clinical trials are a method of human cooperation. 
C-D: The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her violates the 
agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
 
S3. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Distribute, dispense and disburse are similar in meaning, therefore, disburses & distributes can replace 
dispenses. 
Disburse: To distribute 
Dispense: to give or provide people with something 
Squander: to waste time, money, etc. 
 
S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of ‘tools’ will be incorrect grammatically while both system 
and method can replace mechanism. Therefore, option (c) is the correct choice. 
Mechanism: the way in which something works or is done 
System: a group of things or parts that work together 
Method: a way of doing something 
 
S5. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice because none of the options can 
replace ‘qualify’ to make a meaningful and contextually correct 
statement. 
Hamper: to make something difficult 
Inclined: wanting to behave in a particular way 
 
           
         
 
S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The use of “relevant” is grammatically incorrect. 
Disruption: the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as 
usual or as expected: 
Obstruction: the act of stopping something from happening or moving 
Disturbance: something that makes you stop what you are doing 
 
S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Nabbed: to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong 
Snatched: to attempt to seize something suddenly 
Persist: to continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot 
do it 
Apprehend: arrest, seize apprehend a thief. 
Endured: to suffer something painful or uncomfortable, usually without complaining 
Sustain: to keep somebody/something alive or healthy 
 
S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Affected: make somebody/something change in a particular way; to influence somebody/something 
Rejuvenate: to make somebody/something feel or look younger 
Drenched: to make somebody/something completely wet 
Devoured: to eat something quickly because you are very hungry 
Swayed: to influence somebody 
 
S9. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. All the other options are either making sentence grammatically or 
contextually incorrect. 
Meaning of some other words: 
Assess: to determine the importance, size, or value of 
Evaluate: to study the facts and then form an opinion about something 
Enhance: heighten, increase especially 
Analyze: to look at or think about the different parts or details of something carefully in order to 
understand or explain it 
 
S10. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct. We need to replace ‘thoroughly’ with thorough because thoroughly is an 
adverb while we need an adjective (thorough) to tell us more about the noun (Knowledge). 
 
           
         
 
S11. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice. 
Use ‘found guilty of’ in place of ‘found guilty for’. 
Ex- Guilty of murder 
Guilty of theft.  
 
S12. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice for the given question. 
Replace “not entrusted with” with “not be entrusted with” because ‘should’ is used before ‘not’ and we use 
V1 after ‘should’ in active voice and be+V3 in passive voice.  
 
S13. Ans.(a) 
Sol. The correct sequence is CDAB. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
The MNM’s promise to directly pay women a monthly amount may be viewed (C) as a strategy (D) to grab 
attention in an over-crowded, highly competitive (A) electoral landscape (B). 
 
S14. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. 
The correct sequence is BDAC. 
The correct statement after rearrangement: 
With the Indian economy gradually finding (B) its feet after a historic contraction, economic 
commentators have busied (D) themselves with debating (A) the need for fiscal expansion and the 
viability(C) of a “V-shaped recovery”. 
 
S15. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice because in the 2
nd
 paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that “the 
tide is turning. Increasing awareness around these issues has led to a rise in what is known as conscious 
consumption, a movement of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about what to buy and 
look for a solution to the negative impact consumerism is having on our world.” 
 
Q16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are corroborating the statement made by the author that “the 
tide is turning”? 
(i) 74% of those surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes if there was a guarantee that workers 
were paid fairly 
(ii) Awareness about environmentally conscious manufacturing processes among customers while making 
their choices is increasing. 
(iii) Every time we spend our cash, we are making an active choice about the companies we support and 
the practices we endorse. 
(a) Both (i) & (ii) 
(b) Both (i) & (iii) 
(c) Only (iii) 
(d) Only (i)  
(e) None of these 
 
           
         
 
S16. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is correct because both (i) & (ii) are correct. Both these statements indicate conscious 
consumption and show that the tide has turned (that people’s opinion or a situation is changing) 
(iii) is incorrect and does not show any changing behaviour and is just making a general statement. 
 
Q17. Which of the following statement is true in context of the passage? 
(a) The biggest problem with consumerism is the fact that people do not realize that there is a problem. 
(b) Difficulty in making an informed choice is increasingly important for the conscious consumer. 
(c) We are currently consuming resources at an unsustainable rate, which is causing mass environmental 
destruction and social problems across the world. 
(d) Conscious consumption can help in taking significant number of people out of poverty. 
(e) None of these 
 
S17. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Option (d) is correct. All the other statements are incorrect (or not mentioned or implied) in context 
of the passage. 
Refer to the 3
rd
 paragraph of the passage, “74% of those surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes 
…………………If you’re thinking that 5% doesn’t sound like a lot, consider the fact that the fashion industry 
could take a staggering 125 million people out of poverty by adding only 1% of its profits to workers’ 
wages” 
 
S18. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice. 
Refer to the last paragraph of the passage, “ I believe technology is the key to dealing with the challenges 
created by consumerism. Open data, social networks and mobile tech can change the game. 
Groundbreaking technologies could enable transparency in supply chains” . Information about supply 
chains, about materials and processes can give add to the conscious movement. 
 
S19. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Endorse means to promote the interests or cause of. Hence, promote is the word most similar in 
meaning. 
Censure: to tell somebody, in a strong and formal way, that he/she has 
done something wrong 
Veto: A veto (Latin for "I forbid") is the power (used by an officer of 
the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially 
the enactment of legislation 
Sabotage: a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or 
organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or 
destruction. 
 
           
         
 
S20. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Option (e) is the correct choice. 
Staggering means that you find difficult to believe. Hence, confound which means to confuse and surprise 
somebody is the word most similar in meaning. 
Enfeebling: unsympathetic, harsh, or callous. 
Mundane: ordinary; not interesting or exciting 
 
S21. Ans.(e) 
Sol. Option (e) is the correct choice. All the other options are either grammatically or contextually 
incorrect.  
Embarked: to go onto a journey. 
Persist: to continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot 
do it 
Ceased: to stop or end 
Sustaining: to keep somebody/something alive or healthy 
 
S22. Ans.(b) 
Sol. The correct sequence is FDEACB. 
F is the 1
st
 statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.  
D is the 2
nd
 statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F 
E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were 
announce. 
C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final 
statement, we can expect a long-term solution. 
B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which 
could be long term.  
 
S23. Ans.(a) 
Sol. The correct sequence is FDEACB. 
F is the 1
st
 statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.  
D is the 2
nd
 statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F 
E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were 
announce. 
C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final 
statement, we can expect a long-term solution. 
B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which 
could be long term.